, 1887-05-05
Tho Saturday Budget by Allan.
tic Gable.
Feeling Of Aggressiveness Grow
ing with the People.
The French Must Cease 10 Inter.
fere with Alsace.L Lorraine.
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Copyrighted 1887 by tho New York As.
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BERLIN, April 30-The budget
committee in the reichstag to-day
adopted in the form proposed by the
government, the estimates for con-
struction Of barracks and hospitals.
Also the vote for the strategic railways
and vote for increasing the efficiency
OF the army and loar bill. When the
reichstag resumes on Thursday, the
committee will present q report ap-
proving the whole budget proposals of
the government excepting the artillery
grant. Some discussion occurred over
tho $1,000 marks devoted to rendering
the army better prepared to fight and
suggestions were made to reduce the
vote OF 68,00O,OOO for strategic rail-
ways, but ideas OF economy were over
ruled by the conviction that collision
with France cannot be long post
poned, for the release of Schneabels
only mOdifes the position. So far as
justifying Prince Bismarck's diploma
tic position in demanding cessation
OF French official excitation TO revolt
in Alsace-Lorraine and the stoppage
of an organized system of espionage
throughout Germany he has q good
claim to demand that France shall
cease from official intriguing in Ger
man provinces. 1t is believed that
Prince Bismarck is about to make ur.
gent representations that having
proved his good will in the Schnea-
bells case, France must now stop Of
fences against international law by
ordering her officials to refrain from
formenting treason in Alsase.Lor-
raine. If the response of the French
government to these representatives, is
not satisfactory the Schneabels Incl
dent, it is thought, will become the
starting point of the greatest event of
the century.
NEWSPAPER TALK.
The Cologne Gazette publishes a
list of French agents who have been
arrested and convicted, and defies the
French government to adduce single
instance where German government
agents have been convicted of espion-
age in France. Hitherto, the paper
adds, the French government agents
who were arrested have been liberated
after short detention. The cases of
the Danish captain Sarauw, the poet
Cuazenski and the Belgian, Bannset,
do not apply to the French. A re-
cent instance of leniency of the Ger
man government il Lettelrier, who
was caught at Carlsruhe, having in
his possession plans OF the fortress and
sketches, who was liberated after his
guilt had been fully established. This
course on the part Of the government
has been a rule toward other prison
ers, but further observance OF the
rule, the Gazette declares, ia impos-
sible.
TIRED OF II.
The Krez Zeitung represents that
increased irritation among all classes
in Germany must impel the govern
ment to ask France to offer trust
worthy guarantees that Germany shall
in the future be protected against Off
cially permitted espionage. The
edict OF the war party is that If Prince
Bismarck means to raise the final
question, the now delaying of the con.
fiict has enabled the French war de-
partment during the past four months
to reform and immensely strengthen
the lines OF defences ON the frontier.
On the other hand, four months ago
the popular feeling was against war,
while now the balance of opinion
throughout Germany will be with Bis
marck if war is declared necessary.
General Walderzo, with staff, in
spected during the week the frontier
line northward from Metz. He visited
Moyevre and. Diedenhogen, making
his headquarters Mt the latter place.
ment troops in the frontier provinces,
but this is reported to be owing chiefly
to the new arrangements under the
army bill.
APPEAL TO RHE REICHsTAG.
Resolutions signed by Avon Mimi
gerode and 127 members of the land
tag asks the government to introduce
in the reichstag bill to augment
protective duties on agricultural pro-
duce. The government has enough
on hand for the present session with
out raising question which might
imperil its majority. When the
reichstag resumes the first bill to be
introduced will be the sugar taxation
reforms, the measure which DIR. jacob,
minister of the imperial treasury,
promised.
On the Track.
SAN Francisco, April 3O.-The
latest information concerning the
Papago train robbers is that a man
named Cook has been found in Tucson
who claims to know all the men i'm.
plicated in the robbery. He states that
a short time ago he was asked 10 con.
spire with these men TO roba train, bu,